Glad I'm not attending

The nameless "security chiefs" planning the current Inauguration of the new President have decreed that no one may have strollers, folding chairs, backpacks, umbrellas, coolers, Silly String (?) or posters, among other items, not just near the Capitol, but all along the parade route itself.

Apparently viewing the proceedings will be limited to the able-bodied who lack small children or the need for food and drink during the multi-hour wait for the Messiah to pass by.

"When asked if specific items such as canes, walkers, lighters, matches and diaper bags would be prohibited from the parade route and the Capitol, authorities said they didn't know yet."

Of course they know. The shameless liars are most likely already planning to ban the above items ("for security reasons", of course) but don't want to let that little nugget of info slip out just yet, because it violates the very same Americans with Disabilities Act that the government requires everyone else to abide by, regardless of financial hardship or actual need. After all, "It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission", you know. Too bad if elderly people and people with infants have already been harmed by the heavy-handed measures.

"Antron Johnson, who's organizing an inauguration trip with three busloads of Obama supporters from Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., said he's had about a dozen people, mostly elderly, who dropped out after learning about the parade's no-chair policy."

Losing their deposits as well, the story confirms. Hopefully they will get a good seat at home, and not acquire a raging case of buyer's remorse.